Just like in the movies: During negotiations to end a standoff with police in Islamabad, Zamurd Khan (second from right), a leader of opposition Pakistan Peoples Party, jumps a gunman in an attempt to subdue him as the man sprays gunfire. Police commandos then shot and wounded the man in the chest and leg as his wife and children watched. Khan, who was not hurt, said he felt compelled to try to overpower the gunman. less

Just like in the movies: During negotiations to end a standoff with police in Islamabad, Zamurd Khan (second from right), a leader of opposition Pakistan Peoples Party, jumps a gunman in an attempt to subdue ... more

Photo: Aamir Qureshi, AFP/Getty Images

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Hey hey hey Fat Albert: At 28 pounds, Albert is more than double his ideal weight of 12 pounds. The portly shorthair was dropped off at Animal Care and Control in Mesa, Ariz. He's since been adopted by a Flagstaff woman who plans to put him on a diet and exercise program. less

Hey hey hey Fat Albert: At 28 pounds, Albert is more than double his ideal weight of 12 pounds. The portly shorthair was dropped off at Animal Care and Control in Mesa, Ariz. He's since been adopted by a ... more

Going the way of buggy whips and newspapers: Maddie Essig (left), 10, watches a movie with her sister, Claire, 6, the way her grandparents used to - from the family car at a drive-in theater. Drive-ins like Bengies here in Middle River, Md., have been going out of business for years, but the film industry's conversion from 35mm film to digital prints could sound the death knell for the outdoor theaters because of the expense involved in revamping projectors for the digital age. less

Going the way of buggy whips and newspapers: Maddie Essig (left), 10, watches a movie with her sister, Claire, 6, the way her grandparents used to - from the family car at a drive-in theater. Drive-ins like ... more

Going out of business sale! Everything must go! A sales tag hangs around the neck of the
statue of former mayor Hazen S. Pingree in Detroit's Grand Circus Park. State-appointed
emergency manager Kevyn Orr has filed to take Michigan's largest city into
bankruptcy. less

Going out of business sale! Everything must go! A sales tag hangs around the neck of the statue of former mayor Hazen S. Pingree in Detroit's Grand Circus Park. State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn ... more

Photo: Gary Miles, Associated Press

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Big man, big umbrella: A tall pedestrian steps around a large puddle left by the monsoon in the northern hill town of Shimla, India.

Big man, big umbrella: A tall pedestrian steps around a large puddle left by the monsoon in the northern hill town of Shimla, India.

Double trouble: Among the twins taking part in the Fete des Jumeaux (Festival of Twins), a gathering of
twins, triplets and quadruplets in Pleucadeuc, France, are these two fauxhawk
punksters.

Double trouble: Among the twins taking part in the Fete des Jumeaux (Festival of Twins), a gathering of twins, triplets and quadruplets in Pleucadeuc, France, are these two fauxhawk punksters.

Photo: Fred Tanneau, AFP/Getty Images

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Tongue and cheek: Anti-fracking activists try to win their foes over with clip-on smiles while demonstrating near the Cuadrilla exploratory drilling site in Balcombe, England. The protesters set up a six-day "Reclaim the Power" camp outside the village. less

Tongue and cheek: Anti-fracking activists try to win their foes over with clip-on smiles while demonstrating near the Cuadrilla exploratory drilling site in Balcombe, England. The protesters set up a six-day ... more

Next up, the men's underwater speed skating: Andreas Wellinger of Germany lands his final jump to win the FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix men's final, which apparently does not require snow, in Courchevel, France.

Next up, the men's underwater speed skating: Andreas Wellinger of Germany lands his final jump to win the FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix men's final, which apparently does not require snow, in Courchevel, France.

Don't fall for that smile! If this fish gets any closer to an albino crocodile at the zoo in
Protivin, Czech Republic, it will be see you later, alligator.

Don't fall for that smile! If this fish gets any closer to an albino crocodile at the zoo in Protivin, Czech Republic, it will be see you later, alligator.

Photo: Radek Mica, AFP/Getty Images

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Phony baloney coyote: Bill Scamehorn, operation technician at the
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, repositions Pickle, one of the coyote
decoys used to deter waterfowl and wildlife from the flight path in Kalamazoo, Mich. less

Phony baloney coyote: Bill Scamehorn, operation technician at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, repositions Pickle, one of the coyote decoys used to deter waterfowl and wildlife from the ... more

When he's not scaring off waterfowl and wildlife from the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Airport
flight path, Fritz the decoy coyote is good at startling other drivers.

When he's not scaring off waterfowl and wildlife from the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Airport flight path, Fritz the decoy coyote is good at startling other drivers.

Photo: Mark Bugnaski, Associated Press

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All hands on deck: Culinary Specialist First Class Jason Burba (bottom right) listens to Capt. Robert N. Geis address the change-of-command ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va. Geis was relieved of his position as commanding officer of NASO by Capt. Christopher W. Chope. less

All hands on deck: Culinary Specialist First Class Jason Burba (bottom right) listens to Capt. Robert N. Geis address the change-of-command ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va. Geis was ... more